River Test · Bossington Estate
Wallop Brook
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Wallop Brook is a fishing beat on the River Test at Bossington Estate. Day tickets from £328.
Pricing and season
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How Wallop Brook compares on the River Test
Typical, lowest and highest full-day rod, from 50 beats with published day rates
Day tickets on the River Test run from £55 to £388. The typical full-day rate is around £260, peaking in May.
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Wallop Brook at a glance
- Rods
- Up to 12
- Difficulty
- Beginner (1/5)
- Length
- 2 miles
- Water type
- tributary
Fishing methods
Fly methods
Two miles of double-bank chalk stream running from its confluence with the River Test up to the village of Broughton, the Wallop Brook is a Hampshire tributary of the middle Test managed by Bossington Estate Fly Fishery, near Houghton. The beat divides into two distinct sections: the lower part flows through riparian woodland, while the upstream reach opens out across traditional ridge and furrow water meadows. The brook is narrow and intimate (a different proposition to the manicured main-river beats) and fishes like any true chalk stream, rewarding patience and stealth.
The Wallop Brook is wild trout fishing with no stocking and all catch and release. Good olive hatches occur most days, and the trout, while willing to look up, sit deep and take the dry fly quickly, be prepared to miss a few. April brings Large Dark Olive, Grannom Caddis and Hawthorn, while May sees the first mayfly hatch of the year alongside other upwings; the mayfly period carries a £398 day rod rate, reflecting the quality of sport on offer. June brings Blue-Winged Olive and Medium Olives, with the season running through to 31 August. The wooded lower section demands a compact casting stroke and a careful approach; a short brook rod in the 7 to 8 ft range suits the tighter lies.
Up to 12 rods fish the brook at £328 per rod for most of the season. GAIA and AAPGAI-qualified instructors are available for one-to-one or group tuition covering fly-fishing fieldcraft and casting, making this a practical option for anglers new to wild-fish chalk stream technique. A good supply of high-quality tackle, clothing, sunglasses and flies is available to hire, and the beat has a fishing hut and toilet facilities on site. Catering and picnic hampers can be arranged, and the estate regularly hosts corporate days with full catering.
Stocking and fish species
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Where Wallop Brook is
The beat's boundary, with parking where we have it.
51.07922, -1.52040
The fishery and river
River
Rising at Ashe, near Overton, the River Test runs for 40 miles through Hampshire, flowing south through Whitchurch, Longparish, and Wherwell before the Rivers Dever and Anton join the main channel near Chilbolton. For much of its length the Test is not one river but an amalgam of main channel, mill leats, carriers,…
Flies for this beat
Expected in October on the River Test
Typical months from the river’s hatch calendar, which applies along its whole length rather than to this beat. Not a live report.
Caperer
Sedge · #10-12
Kite's Imperial
Dry fly · #14-16
Daddy Long Legs
Terrestrial · #10-12
Sawyer's Killer Bug
Nymph · #12-16
The year ahead
Full calendarEvery hatch on the River Test and the months it usually runs.
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FAQ
Wallop Brook FAQs
Practical questions anglers ask before fishing Wallop Brook, from tickets to tactics.
